Ammonia-still.



No. 740,678. PATENTBD OCT. 6, 1903.- E. A. MOORIL' AMMONIA STILL.

APPLIGATIONJFILED MAR. 11, 1903.

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No. 740,678. PATENTED OUT. 6, 1903.

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SPEOTFIGATIQN forming part of. Letters IPatent No. 740,678,dated October 6 1903.

Application filed March 11.1903. Serial to. 147.271. on model.)

tion, such as will enable others skilled'in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to the distillation of ammoniacal liquors, has especial reference to devices used to liberate the ammonia from the then removing the loosened sections one by one from their adjacent sections for cleaning,

and then restoring the sections to their places, and then inserting the bolts and applying the nuts thereto.

By my invention one section of the liquorstill only is removed, when access is afforded to all the compartments of the still andevery- .part thereof brought into position for the removal of all incrusted sediment and other im purities by revolving the horizontal partitions and bringing them to the opening in the.

casing.

In the accompanying'drawings, which form part of this specificatiom Figure 1 represents a vertical transverse 'sectionbf the liquor-' still and part of the 1ime-box;' Fig. 2, a like 45 view of the lime-box; Fig. 3, an inverted plan view of a section of the bottom plate of the liquor-still; Fig. 4, a top plan view of one of the transverse partitions; Fig. 5, a vertical transverse section of the same; Fig. 6, a top plan view of the other transverse partitions; Fig. 7, a vertical transverse section of the same; Fig. 8, a top plan view on the line 2 2, Fig.

-1; Fig. 9, an enlarged detail sectional view showing the outer wall of the liquor-still and one of the transverse'partitions in engagement therewith; Fig. 10, an enlarged-detail showing the studs or posts between the transverse partitions; -Fig. 11, a plan view and a vertical longitudinal section of one of the hand-hole covers through which'liquoris admitted to the liquor-still, and Fig. 12 an inverted .plan'view of'one of' the solid handhole covers. 7

Reference being had to the drawings and the designating characters thereon, .1 indicates the top'or cover of the liquor receptacle or still, which is provided with an egress-opening 2. The body of the receptacle or still is madein sections 3 4; in this instance; butthe number may be increased to suit thediameter of the still, and the sections are provided with flanges 5 6, by which they are separably connected together by bolts 7, so that either or any section may be detachedwithout disturbing the other section or sections. :The

sections are provided with grooves 8, arranged in different horizontalplanes, and the walls 9 10 of the grooves (see Fig.9) are preferably beveled, to facilitate the entrance of the I "detached horizontal partitions 11, and in the "periphery of each partition is a groove 12, fil led with a suitable packing material 12, to make a tight joint between, the partition and the face of the groove 8; Thepartitions also restupon posts 10, interposed-between the partitions, and which engage holes llin the partitions to hold them in place. The sections are provided with openings 13 (see Fig. 8) opposite each hood, hell, or cover in the chambers l4,-between the partitions, to afiord access to the chamber for'adj ustment or clean-v ing any of the parts therein without separat- The partitions 11 are provided with openings 18, having a vertical flange 19 on the upper sides of the partitions, and a hood, cover, or hell 20, having serrations 21 in the flange thereof, as is usual in this class of stills.

The upper partition 11 is provided with a dis.- charge-pipe 21, leading into the chamber below it, and each alternate'partition is provided with a like pipe 21, while the intermediate partitions are provided with a plurality of smaller discharge-pipes 22, leading into the chamber below them for conducting the liquor from one chamber to another successively until the ammonia has been liberated or extracted. The bottom partition is provided with pipes 23 for supplying steam to the still, and in the center of the partition is a projection 24, on which is a horizontal flange 25. v

26 indicates the lime receptacle or box, on which the ammonia-still is supported and at whose upper end are brackets 27, which support a box or step 28 by being bolted thereto, and in the chamber 29 of the box are disks 30 and 31, which may be of cast-steel or other suitable metal, and on top of each of said disks is a plate 32, of chilled or tempered steel. The projection 24. extends into said chamber and rests upon the disks and plates,

and the flange 25 rests upon the upper surface of the box to protect the bearing surfaces by preventing lime entering the chamber 29.

The partitions are revoluble on the projection 24, and to raise the weight of the interior structure of the still, off the casing and the bearings at the bottom of the still, a screw 33 is projected through the bottom 34 of the box 28, engages the lower disk 31, and as the screw is revolved by a suitable wrench it constitutes a jack-screw and raises the whole of the interior structure just sufficient torelieve it of friction. This screw 33 is preferably provided with a lock-nut 35.

The lime-box is provided wit-h a door 36, through which access to the interior thereof may be had for removing the lime and adjusting the jack-screw, and is provided with seats 37 for the lower ends of the brackets 27 and wit-h a supply-opening 38 for lime in solution and a like opening 39 for the connection of a pipe to supply steam.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim is- 1. A receptacle composed of semicylindrical and detachable sections connected by flanges, and horizontal partitions having openings therein, whereby communicating chambers are formed between the partitions, means for supporting said partitions, and means for supplying a liquid and a fluid to said receptacle.

2. Areceptacle composed of semicylindrical and detachable sections connected by flanges and having grooves in their walls, horizontal partitions engaging said grooves and having openings therein, whereby communicating chambers are formed between said partitions, and means for supplying a liquid and a fluid to said receptacle.

3. Areceptacle composed of semicylindrical and detachable sections connected by flanges, and horizontal and revoluble partitions havtheir walls, horizontal partitions provided with packing in their peripheries and engaging said grooves and having openings therein, whereby communicating chambers are formed between the partitions, and means for revolubly supporting said partitions.

6. A receptacle composed of semicylindrical and detachable sections having concentric grooves provided with beveled walls,detached horizontal partitions having packing in their peripheries and engaging said grooves and having openings therein, whereby communicating chambers are formed between the partitions, and means for revolubly supporting said partitions.

7. A receptacle composed of vertically-separable sections,detached horizontal partitions having openings therein, whereby communicatin g chambers are formed between said partitions, columns between the partitions, and means for revolubly supportingthe partitions.

8. A receptacle composed of vertically-separable sections, detached horizontal partitions having passages therein, whereby communicating chambers are formed between the partitions, means for revolubly supporting the partitions, and means for raising the partitions.

9. A receptacle composed of vertically-separable sections,detached horizontal partitions having openings therein, whereby communicating chambers are formed between said parof the receptacle, and a step or support for said projection.

10. A receptacle composed of verticallyseparable sections, detached horizontal partitions having openings therein, whereby com municatin g chambers are formed between said partitions, a projection on the bottom of the receptacle, a step or support for said projection, and means for raising the partitions.

11. A receptacle composed of verticallyseparable sections, and detached horizontal partitions having openings therein, whereby communicating chambers are formed between the partitions, a projection on the bottom of the receptacle having a horizontal flange, a step or support whose upper end is engaged by said flange, and means for raising the partitions.

detached partitions provided. with passages for liquor and vapor, whereby communicate. ing chambers are formed between the partitions, and a liquor-supply opening in each chamber; in combination with a lime-receptacle connected to the still and provided with a support for said partitions.

14. An ammonia-still composed of vertically-separable sections and detached revoluble partitions provided with liquor and vapor passages, whereby communicating chamhers are formed between the partitions, and

means for supplying=1iquorthereto; in combination with a lime-receptacle supporting the still, and provided with a support on which said partitions are revoluble.

15. An ammonia-still composed of vertically-separable sections, detached and revoluble horizontal partitions provided with liquor and vapor passages, whereby communicating chambers are formed between'the partitions; in combination with a lime-receptacle under the still and having a support for said partitions, and provided with means for raising the partitions, means for supplying liquor to the still, and means for supplyin g steam thereto.

In testimony whereof .I aifix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

EDWIN A. MOORE. Witnesses:

F. M. STEARNS, O. W. METGALFE. 

